Indian Americans

Indian Americans are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly from India. The terms Asian Indian and East Indian are used to avoid confusion with Native Americans in the United States, who are also referred to as "Indians" or "American Indians." With a population of more than 5.4 million, Indian Americans make up approximately 1.6% of the U.S. population and are the largest group of South Asian Americans, the largest Asian-alone group, and the second-largest group of Asian Americans after Chinese Americans.

The Indian American population started increasing, especially after the 1980s, with U.S. migration policies that attracted highly skilled and educated Indian immigrants. Indian Americans have the highest median household income and the second highest per capita income (after Taiwanese Americans) among other Asian ethnic groups working in the United States. "Indian" does not refer to a single ethnic group, but is used as an umbrella term for the various ethnic groups in India.